Combination brooch and clasp



June 16, 1936. R. POLClNI 2,044,225

COMBINATION BROOCH AND CLASP Filed Feb. 1, 1936 INVENTOR Ka /J]? Polcz'rzzj ATTORNEY Patented June 16,. 1936 in rat i ENA'EEON BROOCH CLASP Ralph Polcini, New York, N. if.

Application February 1, 1936, Serial No.

3 Claims.

This invention relates particularly to brooches with detachable parts in for a multitude of uses.

The principal object of my invention is to provide an attractive, fool-proof and useful article of this kind, which is not only pleasing in apassembled form.

Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of for supporting clasps.

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view through the rim-frame, taken on lines 33 of my fiat rim-frame Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a rear elevation of one of my clasps, with its snap member in closed position.

Fig. 5 is a side view thereof.

Fig. 6 is an end view of my clasp showing the abutting end thereof.

Fig. 7 is a section through an open clasp in the plane indicated'by lines l--''! of Fig. 6, and

Fig. 8 is a longitudinal section, enlarged, through a partially assembled brooch.

Referring now specifically to the figures, numbroadly to jewelry and' hinge element stamped out from the material.

element l5, having two parallelly disposed, perforated end-lugs l6 and central gages, and bears against central extension ll of the clasp body, I have provided out It mentioned previously.

median bar 25, from the middle of which extend symmetrically engaging lugs 26 which are 01T- set relative to the horizontal plane of the body of the heme member and rain part substanor other articles when the I engage end-notch 24 of the frame.

2 tially parallel thereto, 3 and 8.

The upper, lesser curved frame portion 2| has symmetrically disposed exterior lugs 21, to which are secured supports of, attaching pin 28, one end of which is hinged at post 29, while its other end engages a safety catch in post 30.

When a clasp is to be attached to the frame, its hinge element I8 is swung to its open position, shown in Figure 7, and is placed into one of the loops formed by the frame. The insertion is naturally made from the frame face opposite to that to which pin 28 is attached. Now the clasp body is turned so that lug 26 enters into and engages recess l3. When that is done the back face of the clasp body overlies and abuts with the exterior face of the frame. Now hinge element 18 is snapped down to its closing position, at which prong 20 will register with and as may be seenin Figures served that the abutting end of the body covers and overlies half of the width of bar 25.

When the second clasp is to be attached, the same simple procedure is followed. The cooperation on one hand of lugs 26 with recesses I3, and the bridging portion of hinge-element l5, and the co-action between prongs 20 and notches 24 on the other hand, bring about a very simple, but nevertheless an absolutely positive and effective interlocking between the frame and the clasps, which are prevented from bodily moving relative to the frame in any direction.

While I have shown and described specific forms of my invention, changes and improvements necessitated by style demands and other reasons may be readily made, and I therefore reserve for myself the right to such modification within the scope of my invention, as set forth in the annexed claims.

I claim:

1. In an article of the class described, a substantially oval rim-frame provided with a solid median bar connecting the lesser curved portions thereof, a pair of lugs extending symmetrically from the center of said bar and being off- 'at one of its lesser 'ing the breadth of the frame, a pair it is quite obvious that set relative to the plane of the frame, inwardly opening end-notches symmetrically located at the acutely-curved'portions of the frame, a pair of ornamental clasps overlying said frame face to face and concealing it and being removably connected therewith, recesses provided at the abutting edges of said clasps for accommodating and engaging the lugs of said median connecting bar, snap members, forming operative parts of said clasps and provided with a plurality of prongs, one of which prongs of-each snap member registers with the responsive end-notch of the frame.

2. In an article as in claim 1, and wherein the rim-frame is provided with outward extensions curved portions, and an attaching pin operatively secured to said extensions.

3. In an article of the class described, a relatively light, elongated, substantially flat and plain rim-frame, a centrally located single bar connectof symmetrically arranged lugs extending from' the centre of the bar towards the ends of the frame and being off-set and substantially parallel to the horizontal plane of the frame; inwardly opening, symmetrically arranged notches provided at the ends of the frame, a clasp removably associated with the frame and comprising a body having an exterior ornamental face and a substantially flat back face overlying and contacting one face of said frame, one end of said body adapted to contact with and to cover substantially half of the width of said connecting bar, a centrally located recess or pocket provided in said one end of the body for normally accommodating and engaging one lug of said bar, a snap member operatively connected with the back of said body and provided with a prong, the latter normally engaging one of the notches of the frame, said pocket and said bar lug, and said snap member prong and said frame-end notch, cooperating in such a way as to prevent disengagement of the clasp from, and its movement relative to said frame.

RALPH POLCINI. 

